Team Leadership

Qualities that traditionally associated with leadership are toughness, determination and vision. However, Tyco’s managers believe these are insufficient. Through the interviews with Tyco’s employees, we realized that truly effective leaders are also distinguished by a high degree of innovation, and communication. Tyco’s VP or innovation Robert Locke believes innovation is essential for a company. He says, today’s consumers continuously looking for better goods and services. A good leader need to change with the times and has foresight.

Innovation: Willing to try a totally new approach to selecting, training, and playing hockey. Honesty Brooks doesn’t try to weasel into the job, he speaks his mind politely but frankly and presents his philosophy as honestly as possible. Preparation Clearly Coach Brooks has come to this interview having already invested a great deal of thought into where the hockey program needs to go the best leaders are those who can change with the times. They 're the ones with foresight and adaptability, who don 't rule from a manual but rather customize a culture that 's specific to each company, its mission and the personality of its work force.

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Motivation is the reason for an action. Motivation is your “why,” it’s why you choose to do something. Note: Motivation is different from talent. The world is full of talented people who never reached their potential.
Leadership motivation. Leaders have a strong need for power because they want to influence others. However, they tend to have a need for socialized power because their motivation is constrained by a strong sense of altruism and social responsibility. In other words, effective leaders try to gain power so that they
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Drive:Successful leaders have a high need for achievement (see Chapter 5). This

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